Travelling Home, Walkabout Magazine and Mid Twentieth Century Australi

Informationen zum Autor Mitchell Rolls is senior lecturer and programme director of Aboriginal Studies in the School of Humanities, University of Tasmania, Hobart, and president of the International Australian Studies Association. With a background in cultural anthropology, he works across disciplines to draw attention to the contextual subtleties underlying contemporary cultural constructions, identity politics and related postcolonial and settler colonial exigencies. He has published widely on these issues. Anna Johnston is associate professor of English literature in the Institute for Advanced Studies, Humanities and the School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland. She is also an Australian Research Council Future Fellow. A literary studies scholar specializing in colonial and postcolonial studies, she has a long-standing scholarly commitment to understanding Australian literature and culture in a transnational context and to working across disciplines to explain the aftermath of colonialism. Klappentext 'Walkabout' was one of the most popular magazines in mid-twentieth century Australia, educating local and international readers about the Australian landscape, its peoples and industry. It featured many of the most interesting writers, natural scientists and commentators. This book investigates 'Walkabout' magazine's pivotal role in Australian cultural history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Making Mid-Twentieth-Century Opinion; 1. Walkabout: The Magazine; 2. Writing Walkabout; 3. Peopling Australia: Writers, Anthropologists and Aborigines; 4. Advertising Australia: Development, Modernity and Commerce; 5. Transforming Country: Natural History and Walkabout; 6. Knowing Our Neighbours: The Pacific Region; Conclusion: 'Walkabout Rocks'

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anna Johnston, Johnston Anna, Mitchell Rolls, Mitchell Johnston Rolls
• Editore: Anthem Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 06.07.2016
• EAN: 9781783085378
• ISBN: 978-1-78308-537-8
• Pagine: 260
• Serie: Anthem Studies in Australian L; Anthem Studies in Australian History; Anthem Studies in Australian Literature and Culture
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; Media Studies, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, English, Australia, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, LITERARY CRITICISM / Australian & Oceanian, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literature: history and criticism, Australasian and Pacific history, Australia and New Zealand / Aotearoa